Statistics

More than 100 indicators covering a wide range of areas. Click on the red i beside each indicator to obtain the unit of measure, a definition of the indicator and a list of references. To compare with other OECD countries, tables and charts are provided ...

Books

The European economy is growing robustly, helped by accommodative monetary policy, mildly expansionary fiscal policy and the global acceleration. The current economic expansion should be used to speed up implementation of reforms and ensure more inclusive long-term growth.

Focus

The McKinsey Global Institute has launched a global essay contest aimed at crowdsourcing solutions on how to implement a pro-growth economic strategy that is both effective and that appeals to voters and policy-makers. Submissions are due by July 31. In this video, OECD Secretary-General encourages creativity, and fresh ideas to meet the challenges facing Europe.

The OECD series Recruiting Immigrant Workers comprises country studies of labour migration policies. This particular volume looks at the efficiency of European Union instruments for managing labour migration.

The EU Better Regulation project is a partnership between the OECD and the European Commission. It draws on the initiatives for Better Regulation promoted by both organisations over the last few years.

The Commission of the European Union (EU) takes part in the work of the OECD, in accordance with the Supplementary Protocol to the Convention on the OECD. This participation goes well beyond that of a mere observer.